Art4Agriculture Young Farming Champion Melissa Henry presetned to FFAGOZ conference Nov 2011 on Leadership

1. Future Focused Ag Oz
Young Australians building trust & confidence in Agriculture
Melissa Henry
Young Farming Champion
Boorowa NSW

2. Overview
• How I started in agriculture
• Advocacy through leadership
• Recommendations

3. My pathway into agriculture

4. I’m not from a farming
family!

5. Shiowu
Showing
Sheep

6. Richmond HS Ag Show-Team
Judging
Sheep

7. Owning
Sheep

8. University of Western Sydney
Hawkesbury Campus
• Bachelor of Animal Science
• Bachelor of Science (Honours)
• Graduate Certificate in Agricultural
Consulting

9. So many opportunities…

10. Quebec, Canada

11. Moholoholo, South Africa

12. Alberta, Canada

13. Christchurch, New Zealand

14. Advocacy through
Leadership

15. Committees

16. Grain Growers Association,
Sydney

17. Lachlan Catchment Management
Lachlan
Authority, Boorowa
Catchment
Management
Authority
Boorowa

19. Recommendations for
promoting agriculture

20. 1. School-based programs
• Where it starts!

21. 2. Show & breed societies
• The fun
• The networks
• The opportunities

22. 3. Tertiary education
• Specialisation
• Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging

23. 4. Leading by example
• My vision: Build the capacity of urban
people to undertake their own farming
goals

24. Questions?